ASTS vs CCOI
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ASTS | CCOI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $70.9M | $975.8M |
| Net income | $-341.9M | $-182.2M |
| Gross margin | · | 40.3% |
| Net margin | −650.1% | −20.3% |
| Return on equity | · | · |
| Diluted EPS | · | −$3.80 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.05 |
| Payout ratio | · | −82.4% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $-198.1M |
| Equity | · | $-63.8M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 16.35× | 2.04× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 11.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
CCOI bills 13.8× the revenue of ASTS, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
6 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ASTS | CCOI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $70.9M | $975.8M |
| FY2024 | $4.4M | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $0 | $940.9M |
| FY2022 | $13.8M | $599.6M |
| FY2021 | $12.4M | $589.8M |
| FY2020 | $6.0M | $568.1M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ASTS | CCOI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-341.9M | $-182.2M |
| FY2024 | $-300.1M | $-204.1M |
| FY2023 | $-87.6M | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $-31.6M | $5.1M |
| FY2021 | $-30.6M | $48.2M |
| FY2020 | $-24.4M | $6.2M |
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$904,848,000 | CCOI |
| FY2024 | −$1,031,686,000 | CCOI |
| FY2023 | −$940,922,000 | CCOI |
| FY2022 | −$585,779,000 | CCOI |
| FY2021 | −$577,392,000 | CCOI |
| FY2020 | −$562,136,000 | CCOI |
CCOI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 6 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ASTS's net margin has been more volatile than CCOI's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 122.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.7.
4 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CCOI led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.